Rebels with La Causa

• Accompanies an upcoming exhibition of the same name opening on March 11, 2026 at the Crocker Art Museum in Sacramento, CA.
• Only available comprehensive book on the Royal Chicano Air Force and their work.
• Features bold illustrations and insightful essays by leading scholars that contextualize the Royal Chicano Air Force’s legacy within Chicanx history, political activism, and American art.

Featuring vibrantly colored, politically charged imagery, this stunning volume is the first comprehensive survey of work by the Sacramento-based collective known as the Royal Chicano Air Force.

Rebels with La Causa: Royal Chicano Air Force Art and Activism, 1970–1990 explores the expansive production and creative impact of posters by the Royal Chicano Air Force (RCAF), one of the Chicano Movement’s most prolific and impactful artist collectives. The group produced lively posters and murals for educational, cultural, and political activities, and their art and activism influenced many artists and historians, with images reflecting Latin American and Chicana/o history, symbols of protest and union support, and celebrations of cultural emblems and community events. With vivid illustrations and accessible text by scholars in the field, this striking book helps bring this influential group and movement to life and positions the collective as an integral piece in the larger history of graphic art in the United States.

Tere Romo is an independent curator, Affiliate Faculty, Chicana/o Studies, University of California, Davis.
Tatiana Reinoza is Assistant Professor of Art History, University of Notre Dame.
Jesús Barraza is Lecturer, Chicanx Latinx Studies, University of California, Berkeley, and a member of the Dignidad Rebelde artist collective.
Ella Maria Diaz is Professor and Chair, Department of Chicana and Chicano Studies, San José State University.
Lorena Márquez is Associate Professor of History, Interim Chair of Department of Chicana/o Studies, University of California, Davis.